Publications by authors named "Quanhai Luo"

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with inflammation. The systematic immune-inflammation index (SII), as a new inflammation marker, was applied to predict the risk of diseases. However, no research explores the relationship between SII and ED.

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), a novel adiposity index, and kidney stone (KS).

Methods: Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018. According to the history of KS, participants were divided into the non-stone group and the stone group.

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This study aimed to evaluate the causal effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) using Mendelian randomization (MR). All datasets were obtained from the public genome-wide association study database. In the exposure group, 12,882 IBD patients and 21,770 controls were included.

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Background: Urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer worldwide and it has a poor prognosis for patients with distant metastasis. Nomograms are frequently used in clinical research, but no research has evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic factors of distant metastasis in urothelial bladder cancer (UBC).

Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was used to analyze all patients diagnosed with UBC between 2000 and 2017.

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Objective: This study is aimed to evaluate the association between varicocele and other vascular diseases through a systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Material And Methods: We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science for studies that reported varicocele and other vascular diseases published before 30 June 2021. The meta-analysis was performed by Revman V.

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